Falcons End Vitality’s 18-Match Winning Streak and Advance to IEM Rio Semifinals

Team Falcons secured a crucial victory over Team Vitality in the playoff seeding match at IEM Rio, earning a spot in the tournament semifinals.

The match was a tense battle that ended 2–1 in favor of Falcons. They opened the series with a solid 13:10 win on Mirage, but Vitality quickly responded with a dominant 13:6 performance on Dust 2. The decider map, Nuke, went down to the wire, with both teams pushing into overtime. In the end, Falcons held their nerve and closed it out 16:14.

This victory was especially significant as Falcons snapped Vitality’s impressive 18-match winning streak, which had spanned multiple events and established the French squad as one of the strongest teams on the scene.

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The standout player of the match was Falcons’ AWPer Ilya Osipov, who delivered an exceptional individual performance. The Russian star finished the series with a 59–45 K/D and a 1.41 rating, playing a decisive role in the most critical moments of the match.